Tag: Noriyuki Abe

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic

dir. Noriyuki Abe (2017)

Film poster: “Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic” dir. Noriyuki Abe (2017)

Black Butler’s foray into zombie horror offers nothing new to that genre, and actually serves to diminish Sebastian. Notwithstanding one flashback sequence fleshing out his and Ciel’s early relationship, the only meaningful character development comes by way of Lady Elizabeth’s sensational volte-face.

Black Butler: Book of Murder

Black Butler: Book of Murder

by Hiroyuki Yoshino; dir. Noriyuki Abe (2014)

TV poster: “Black Butler: Book of Murder” by Hiroyuki Yoshino; dir. Noriyuki Abe (2014)

Black Butler’s feature-length take on the classic British manor house murder mystery shoehorns in a young Arthur Conan Doyle. The plot is suitably intriguing—and sufficiently artful that a full quarter of the running time is devoted to the detective’s summing up!

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